Members

The FGDC was established in 1989 through the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16 (OMB Circular 16 Revised 1990) and under Executive Order No.12906 (1994). It is charged with the responsibility to coordinate various surveying, mapping, and spatial data activities of federal agencies to meet the needs of the nation.

Full membership on the Vegetation Subcommittee includes the following organizations:

U.S. Government
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Forest Service (FS) – Chair
National Agriculture Statistical Service (NASS)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Department of Defense (DOD)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Department of the Interior (USDI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
National Park Service (NPS)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Non U.S. Government
NatureServe (NS)
Ecological Society of America (ESA)